Electronic Device Case With Deployable Attachments and Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic device cases fail to provide additional functionality and multiple interaction methods with the device, limiting user engagement and task completion.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device attachment system comprising a case with a storage component and various attachments that can be stored and easily deployed, including holder components, telescoping legs, finger support, privacy shields, and lanyards, allowing for versatile use and interaction with the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a basic protective case is used for the electronic device, then the device is protected from damage, but the user cannot access additional functionality or multiple interaction methods with the device
Solution Approach 1:
The case is divided into separate functional modules including a storage component and multiple attachment components (holder component, telescoping legs, finger support, privacy shield, lanyard). Each module can be independently stored and deployed, allowing the case to provide basic protection while enabling access to additional functionalities when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple attachment components are nested within the storage component of the case. When not in use, the holder component, telescoping legs, finger support, privacy shield, and lanyard are all stored compactly within the case structure. When needed, they can be deployed from the case, providing additional functionality without permanently increasing the case's complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple attachment components are integrated into the case, then user interaction methods are expanded, but the case structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The case structure is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides basic device protection, contains a storage component for organizing attachment components, and enables deployment of various interaction methods (holder for positioning, telescoping legs for support, finger support for grip, privacy shield for screen protection, lanyard for securing). This universal design allows a single case structure to handle diverse user needs without requiring separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The case incorporates dynamic elements including telescoping legs that can extend and retract, a privacy shield that can be deployed and retracted, and a lanyard that can be attached and detached. These dynamic components allow the case to adapt its functionality based on user needs while maintaining a compact form when the additional features are not in use.
3Ease of operation
If attachments are made permanently accessible, then user engagement is enhanced, but the device case loses portability and compactness
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment components are pre-positioned within the storage component of the case, ready for deployment when needed. The holder component, telescoping legs, finger support, privacy shield, and lanyard are all prepared in advance within the compact case structure, allowing users to quickly access and deploy the needed functionality without carrying separate items, thus enhancing ease of operation while maintaining portability.
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AI summary
An electronic device attachment system is described. The system includes an electronic device case configured to receive and house an electronic device. The electronic device is a smartphone, a laptop computer, a mobile media player, a tablet, or any other handheld electronic device. The system also includes a storage component affixed to the electronic device case either permanently or removably. The storage component is configured to receive and house one or more attachments when not in use.